Dr. Medina-Bolivar invited to speak

Date Released: 2006-07-31

 Dr. Fabricio Medina-Bolivar, Biological Sciences, was an invited speaker at the Medicinal Plants Symposium at the annual International Conference of the American Society for Horticultural Science, in New Orleans, earlier this month. His topic was "Hairy Roots: Harnessing the Biosynthetic Potential of Plant Roots for Agriculture and Medicine." Dr. Medina-Bolivar was also appointed as a member of the Scientific Committee of the International Symposium on Medicinal and Nutraceutical Plants to be held next March in Macon, Ga.